Yes, Russia hacked the 2016 election | PennLive Letters

Seen on a placard at Antietam National Battlefield: "Generals always fight the last war."

I don't know about generals, but our politicians and media certainly seem stuck in the previous millennium. We keep hearing the phrase "election meddling", like Russia is our busybody neighbor. Russia is the second strongest military power in the world, behind only the United States. Russia is using computer technology to destabilize our country. That's not meddling. That is the definition of cyber warfare.

The U. S. hasn't experienced the widespread disruption achieved by Russian cyber attacks on Estonia a decade ago. Yet. Nevertheless, it is critical to national security that our leaders acknowledge these incursions as the threat they are and take immediate steps to strengthen our country's defenses. A virtual invasion is still an invasion. A bloodless coup is still a coup.

It's time to fight the current war. It's time to recognize cyber warfare for what it is and strike back with all appropriate means. Hard. For as long as it takes.